Questões de Inglês

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text.

TEXT 

If you are one of more than 600 million people on
Facebook, it’s likely that you regularly friend (and
sometimes unfriend) others. This extending of language
– verbing of nouns – brings growing pains. Some rail
[5] against it.

Why verb a noun when a perfectly serviceable verb ‘to
befriend’ is already a part of the language? But language
grows with need, and ‘to friend’ someone online is not
necessarily the same as ‘to befriend’. Each new verb or
[10] noun adds a new shade to the mosaic of the language.

And it happens all the time. We have the verb ‘serve’
and the noun ‘service’, but we extend ‘service’ to use it
as a verb again because ‘to service’ is not necessarily
the same as ‘to serve’.

[15] Put new verbs into service in your conversation and
writing, at work, home, and beyond. Friend them into your
vocabulary, and don’t worry about those who complain
against the verbing of nouns. It has been going on for
quite a while now.

[20] The Oxford English Dictionary has the first citation for
the word friend as a verb from the year 1225. In fact, ‘to
friend’ has an older pedigree than ‘to befriend’ (1559).

There was no Facebook, no Web, no computers, not
even electricity back in the 13th century. But there was
[25] language, and a need to stretch it to fill a need. And long
after Facebook is gone, we’ll continue using language
in ways that fit. Here’s to verbing of nouns (and nouning
of verbs)!

(http://wordsmith.org/awad, 468, June 19, 2011)

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text.

TEXT 

If you are one of more than 600 million people on
Facebook, it’s likely that you regularly friend (and
sometimes unfriend) others. This extending of language
– verbing of nouns – brings growing pains. Some rail
[5] against it.

Why verb a noun when a perfectly serviceable verb ‘to
befriend’ is already a part of the language? But language
grows with need, and ‘to friend’ someone online is not
necessarily the same as ‘to befriend’. Each new verb or
[10] noun adds a new shade to the mosaic of the language.

And it happens all the time. We have the verb ‘serve’
and the noun ‘service’, but we extend ‘service’ to use it
as a verb again because ‘to service’ is not necessarily
the same as ‘to serve’.

[15] Put new verbs into service in your conversation and
writing, at work, home, and beyond. Friend them into your
vocabulary, and don’t worry about those who complain
against the verbing of nouns. It has been going on for
quite a while now.

[20] The Oxford English Dictionary has the first citation for
the word friend as a verb from the year 1225. In fact, ‘to
friend’ has an older pedigree than ‘to befriend’ (1559).

There was no Facebook, no Web, no computers, not
even electricity back in the 13th century. But there was
[25] language, and a need to stretch it to fill a need. And long
after Facebook is gone, we’ll continue using language
in ways that fit. Here’s to verbing of nouns (and nouning
of verbs)!

(http://wordsmith.org/awad, 468, June 19, 2011)

INSTRUCTION: Answer question in relation to text.

TEXT 

If you are one of more than 600 million people on
Facebook, it’s likely that you regularly friend (and
sometimes unfriend) others. This extending of language
– verbing of nouns – brings growing pains. Some rail
[5] against it.

Why verb a noun when a perfectly serviceable verb ‘to
befriend’ is already a part of the language? But language
grows with need, and ‘to friend’ someone online is not
necessarily the same as ‘to befriend’. Each new verb or
[10] noun adds a new shade to the mosaic of the language.

And it happens all the time. We have the verb ‘serve’
and the noun ‘service’, but we extend ‘service’ to use it
as a verb again because ‘to service’ is not necessarily
the same as ‘to serve’.

[15] Put new verbs into service in your conversation and
writing, at work, home, and beyond. Friend them into your
vocabulary, and don’t worry about those who complain
against the verbing of nouns. It has been going on for
quite a while now.

[20] The Oxford English Dictionary has the first citation for
the word friend as a verb from the year 1225. In fact, ‘to
friend’ has an older pedigree than ‘to befriend’ (1559).

There was no Facebook, no Web, no computers, not
even electricity back in the 13th century. But there was
[25] language, and a need to stretch it to fill a need. And long
after Facebook is gone, we’ll continue using language
in ways that fit. Here’s to verbing of nouns (and nouning
of verbs)!

(http://wordsmith.org/awad, 468, June 19, 2011)

TRAVEL MORE, STRESS LESS
Pack these essential trip tips from Travel Channel host Don Wildman, touring violinist Joshua Bell, and tennis star Andy Roddick
Illustrations by Rami Niemi, Posted Date: April 10, 2012

[1]    Sleep Like a Local
    Andy Roddick needs quality rest when he lands
in a new city for a tournament. So he starts right in
with forcing his body to adapt to the time zone,
[5] even if he arrived exhausted. "If you fall asleep at
3 p.m., you're dead. You'll be up all night," he
says. "In a new place I normally try to make it to at
least 9 or 10 o'clock the first couple of nights."
    Stay Alert
[10]    You don't need a gym to have your fitness fix. "I
carry a jump rope because it gets my heart beating
in the morning," Wildman says. "And sometimes I'll
take it on shoots with me, and I just do a little rope
jumping for 5 minutes. It wakes me up better than
[15] a cup of coffee."
    Feel at Home in a Hotel
    Roddick's move: “Unpack immediately. That
helps a lot," he says. "If you're tapped out from
being on the road, the last thing you want is to
[20] come back to a couple of bags that look like they
exploded all over the hotel room." Wildman will
even put books on bookshelves. "The least I can
do for myself," he says, "is fool myself into
thinking I'm home."
[25] Find a Decent Meal
    If you return to a city regularly, you could do as
Roddick does and revisit a favorite restaurant each
time. That's a good way to create a feeling of
familiarity, which can be welcome when you're
[30] away from home. Globe-trotting violin virtuoso
Joshua Bell, on the other hand, likes to explore: "I
rarely ask the concierge for advice," Bell says,
"because he is apt to send me to his cousin's
pizzeria around the corner. But I do refer to some
[35] guides and research thoroughly online—Yelp,
Zagat, Open-Table—and I sometimes ask for
recommendations on social networking sites like
ASmallWorld, which is full of travelers like me.”

    Use Downtime Wisely
[40]    "I try to remind myself that 'killing time' is a sin,"
Bell says. "Life is too short as it is, and it's a
shame to wish for it to go by quicker. There's
always something worthwhile to do, even on an
airplane—read a good book, learn a new language
[45] with Rosetta Stone, write to my friends around the
world who haven't heard from me in too long."
When Bell does watch television, it's often on his
iPad: He'll catch episodes of Dexter, Breaking
Bad, Modern Family, and Desperate Housewives.
[50] Joshua Bell is touring to support his new album
French Impressions. Andy Roddick plays this month
at the French Open. Don Wildman's Off Limits airs on
the Travel Channel.
http://www.menshealth.com/travel-center/travel-stress

TRAVEL MORE, STRESS LESS
Pack these essential trip tips from Travel Channel host Don Wildman, touring violinist Joshua Bell, and tennis star Andy Roddick
Illustrations by Rami Niemi, Posted Date: April 10, 2012

[1]    Sleep Like a Local
    Andy Roddick needs quality rest when he lands
in a new city for a tournament. So he starts right in
with forcing his body to adapt to the time zone,
[5] even if he arrived exhausted. "If you fall asleep at
3 p.m., you're dead. You'll be up all night," he
says. "In a new place I normally try to make it to at
least 9 or 10 o'clock the first couple of nights."
    Stay Alert
[10]    You don't need a gym to have your fitness fix. "I
carry a jump rope because it gets my heart beating
in the morning," Wildman says. "And sometimes I'll
take it on shoots with me, and I just do a little rope
jumping for 5 minutes. It wakes me up better than
[15] a cup of coffee."
    Feel at Home in a Hotel
    Roddick's move: “Unpack immediately. That
helps a lot," he says. "If you're tapped out from
being on the road, the last thing you want is to
[20] come back to a couple of bags that look like they
exploded all over the hotel room." Wildman will
even put books on bookshelves. "The least I can
do for myself," he says, "is fool myself into
thinking I'm home."
[25] Find a Decent Meal
    If you return to a city regularly, you could do as
Roddick does and revisit a favorite restaurant each
time. That's a good way to create a feeling of
familiarity, which can be welcome when you're
[30] away from home. Globe-trotting violin virtuoso
Joshua Bell, on the other hand, likes to explore: "I
rarely ask the concierge for advice," Bell says,
"because he is apt to send me to his cousin's
pizzeria around the corner. But I do refer to some
[35] guides and research thoroughly online—Yelp,
Zagat, Open-Table—and I sometimes ask for
recommendations on social networking sites like
ASmallWorld, which is full of travelers like me.”

    Use Downtime Wisely
[40]    "I try to remind myself that 'killing time' is a sin,"
Bell says. "Life is too short as it is, and it's a
shame to wish for it to go by quicker. There's
always something worthwhile to do, even on an
airplane—read a good book, learn a new language
[45] with Rosetta Stone, write to my friends around the
world who haven't heard from me in too long."
When Bell does watch television, it's often on his
iPad: He'll catch episodes of Dexter, Breaking
Bad, Modern Family, and Desperate Housewives.
[50] Joshua Bell is touring to support his new album
French Impressions. Andy Roddick plays this month
at the French Open. Don Wildman's Off Limits airs on
the Travel Channel.
http://www.menshealth.com/travel-center/travel-stress

TRAVEL MORE, STRESS LESS
Pack these essential trip tips from Travel Channel host Don Wildman, touring violinist Joshua Bell, and tennis star Andy Roddick
Illustrations by Rami Niemi, Posted Date: April 10, 2012

[1]    Sleep Like a Local
    Andy Roddick needs quality rest when he lands
in a new city for a tournament. So he starts right in
with forcing his body to adapt to the time zone,
[5] even if he arrived exhausted. "If you fall asleep at
3 p.m., you're dead. You'll be up all night," he
says. "In a new place I normally try to make it to at
least 9 or 10 o'clock the first couple of nights."
    Stay Alert
[10]    You don't need a gym to have your fitness fix. "I
carry a jump rope because it gets my heart beating
in the morning," Wildman says. "And sometimes I'll
take it on shoots with me, and I just do a little rope
jumping for 5 minutes. It wakes me up better than
[15] a cup of coffee."
    Feel at Home in a Hotel
    Roddick's move: “Unpack immediately. That
helps a lot," he says. "If you're tapped out from
being on the road, the last thing you want is to
[20] come back to a couple of bags that look like they
exploded all over the hotel room." Wildman will
even put books on bookshelves. "The least I can
do for myself," he says, "is fool myself into
thinking I'm home."
[25] Find a Decent Meal
    If you return to a city regularly, you could do as
Roddick does and revisit a favorite restaurant each
time. That's a good way to create a feeling of
familiarity, which can be welcome when you're
[30] away from home. Globe-trotting violin virtuoso
Joshua Bell, on the other hand, likes to explore: "I
rarely ask the concierge for advice," Bell says,
"because he is apt to send me to his cousin's
pizzeria around the corner. But I do refer to some
[35] guides and research thoroughly online—Yelp,
Zagat, Open-Table—and I sometimes ask for
recommendations on social networking sites like
ASmallWorld, which is full of travelers like me.”

    Use Downtime Wisely
[40]    "I try to remind myself that 'killing time' is a sin,"
Bell says. "Life is too short as it is, and it's a
shame to wish for it to go by quicker. There's
always something worthwhile to do, even on an
airplane—read a good book, learn a new language
[45] with Rosetta Stone, write to my friends around the
world who haven't heard from me in too long."
When Bell does watch television, it's often on his
iPad: He'll catch episodes of Dexter, Breaking
Bad, Modern Family, and Desperate Housewives.
[50] Joshua Bell is touring to support his new album
French Impressions. Andy Roddick plays this month
at the French Open. Don Wildman's Off Limits airs on
the Travel Channel.
http://www.menshealth.com/travel-center/travel-stress